Courage Is Calling

By Ryan Holiday,

Book cover of Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave

Book description

An inspiring anthem to the power, promise, and challenges of courage, the first in a series examining the timeless Stoic virtues from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ryan Holiday

Fortune favours the bold. All great leaders of history have known this, and were successful because of the risks they…

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1 author picked Courage Is Calling as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ryan Holiday is a modern advocate for ancient ideas. He makes the works of the stoics relevant and accessible to a contemporary audience. Courage Is Calling examines fear and how we might show bravery in daily situations.

Instead of approaching fear with a mask of bravado, this book is about making real, lasting differences, whether in the workplace, at home, or on the streets of our own cities. I sometimes re-read sections of this book to rekindle my courage.

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